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each year. It is safe to say that in the next 25 years they would 

 gain 65 feet in height and stand at that time not less than 80 feet 

 high. At that time an acre containing 680 trees would be worth 

 $5 for each tree, or the snug little fortune of $3,400. 



Thirty years from now there will be left but little of our native 

 pine, and it is reasonable to conclude that lumber will then be 

 worth not less than $25 per thousand feet. A tree 40 years 

 old will give at least 300 feet of first-class lumber, which would 

 require two logs, one 16 feet long and 18 inches across at the 

 small end, and one 14 feet long with a diameter of 15 inches at 

 the small end. 



The success of evergreens depends on the care they receive. 

 There is nothing that can be killed any easier; with reasonable 

 care they are about as certain to grow and do well as any other 

 tree. 



For ornamental purposes set trees from two to four feet high. 

 As they are usually set in grass land, remove the sod from a 

 hole six feet across, take out the soil from a hole a little wider 

 than the roots of the intended tree will fill when in their proper 

 shape. See that there is a sufficient quantity of fine rich soil to 

 fill the hole. Place the tree in so it will stand about two inches 

 deeper after it is settled than it stood in the nursery. Straight- 

 en the roots in proper shape and after the hole is two-thirds full 

 of earth pour in three or four pails of water — enough so the soil 

 in the hole will be thoroughly saturated. A fork gently used 

 will aid in letting the water settle all through the soil. Fill the 

 hole with earth and pour on more water, which will settle the 

 earth around every fibre of the roots. After that has settled 

 away a little, dry soil may be put on top, which should not be 

 wet or stamped or it will bake and dry out, and crack open in a 

 dry time. Cultivation once in ten days should follow, that is, a 

 stirring of the soil to a depth of four or five inches, a foot distant 

 from the tree, and about two or three inches deep close up to 

 the tree; nothing should grow within three feet of the tree. If 

 it is not desirable to cultivate, the ground should be covered 

 with mulch from four to six inches deep and left till the next 

 spring, when the soil should be stirred and the mulch replaced. 

 Continue in this way for four years and other things being right 

 the long life of the tree is assured. 



In planting for windbreaks or for timber and shelter belts, 

 trees under two feet and over one foot, will be found to be best 

 if the cost is within the means of the person planting. If cheap 



